מִפְלֶצֶת (mipleṣet) is
a Hebrew noun
meaning horrid thing. It appears
4 times
in 2 books of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H4656).
Also rendered
horror
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 1778b)
Range of meaning (TWOT 1778b)horrid thing, to shudder at; terror, idol
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's
מִפְלֶ֫צֶתnoun, feminine: horrid thing, to shudder at
horrid thing (thing to shudder at)
Strong's H4656מִפְלֶצֶת: a terror, i.e. an idol KJV:idol.
Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.
Root family 1778: פָּלַץpālaṣ — shudder; rend, quiver; tremble